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Governor of Saint Petersburg

Highest-ranking official in Saint Petersburg, Russia

Governor of Saint Petersburg

Highest-ranking official in Saint Petersburg, Russia

FieldValue
postGovernor
bodythe City of Saint Petersburg
native_nameru
flagFlag of Saint Petersburg Russia.svg
flagcaptionFlag of the City of Saint Peterburg
imageАлександр Беглов (02-05-2023) (cropped).jpg
incumbentAlexander Beglov
incumbentsince18 September 2019
style
typeGovernor
residenceSmolny Institute, Saint Petersburg
seatSmolny Institute
nominatorPresident of Russia
appointerPopular vote
termlength5 years
constituting_instrumentCharter of Saint Petersburg
precursorChairpersons of the Executive Committee
formation5 June 1996
firstVladimir Yakovlev
deputyDeputy Governor
salary9.7 million rubles ($146,290)
website
The Smolny Institute, The governor's office

The Governor of Saint Petersburg () is the head of the executive branch of Saint Petersburg City Administration. The governor's office administers all city services, public property, police and fire protection, most public agencies, and enforces all city and state laws within all districts of the City of Saint Petersburg. The governor's office is located in Smolny Institute and appoints many officials, including deputy governors and directors (heads of city departments).

Under the Soviet regime, until 1991 the head of the city administration was called chairperson of the executive committee. Between 1991 and 1996, the head of the administration was called Mayor after which they were called Governor. Between 1991 and 2006 the mayor/governor was elected by direct vote of city residents. Between 2004 and 2014, the governor was nominated by the President of the Russian Federation and approved (or disapproved) by the City Legislative Assembly, and since 2014 the governor has been elected by popular vote of city residents.

List of heads of administration of Saint Petersburg

Chairpersons of the Executive Committee (1917–1991)

No.PortraitName
(Birth–Death)Term of officePolitical partyRef.Took officeLeft officeTime in officeCommunist Party of the Soviet Union}}; color:white;"1Communist Party of the Soviet Union}}; color:white;"2Communist Party of the Soviet Union}}; color:white;"3Communist Party of the Soviet Union}}; color:white;"4Communist Party of the Soviet Union}}; color:white;"5Communist Party of the Soviet Union}}; color:white;"6Communist Party of the Soviet Union}}; color:white;"7Communist Party of the Soviet Union}}; color:white;"8Communist Party of the Soviet Union}}; color:white;"9Communist Party of the Soviet Union}}; color:white;"10Communist Party of the Soviet Union}}; color:white;"11Communist Party of the Soviet Union}}; color:white;"12Communist Party of the Soviet Union}}; color:white;"13Communist Party of the Soviet Union}}; color:white;"14Communist Party of the Soviet Union}}; color:white;"15Communist Party of the Soviet Union}}; color:white;"16Communist Party of the Soviet Union}}; color:white;"17
[[File:Leon Trotsky 1918 (3x4 rotated cropped).jpg80px]]Leon Trotsky
(1879–1940)25 October 191711 December 1917Communist Party
[[File:Grigory Zinoviev 02.jpg80px]]Grigory Zinoviev
(1883–1936)13 December 191712 July 1926
[[File:Nikolay Pavlovich Komarov.jpg80px]]Nikolay Komarov
(1886–1937)12 July 19267 January 1930
[[File:Kodatsky.jpg80px]]Ivan Kodatsky
(1893–1937)April 1930January 1937
[[File:Shestakov VI.jpg80px]]Vasily Shestakov
(1891–1956)January 1937March 1937
[[File:Petrovskiy AN.jpg80px]]Aleksey Petrovsky
(1889–1939)September 1937October 1938
[[File:Алексей Косыгин (1939) (3x4 cropped).jpg80px]]Alexei Kosygin
(1904–1980)October 19386 January 1939
[[File:Coat of arms Leningrad.svg80px]]Pyotr Popkov
(1903–1950)6 January 19399 March 1946
[[File:Coat of arms Leningrad.svg80px]]Pyotr Lazutin
(1905–1950)11 March 194622 February 1949
[[File:Coat of arms Leningrad.svg80px]]Pyotr Ladanov
(1904–1989)2 March 1949June 1954
[[File:Coat of arms Leningrad.svg80px]]Nikolay Smirnov
(1906–1962)June 195417 June 1962
[[File:Coat of arms Leningrad.svg80px]]Vasily Isayev
(1917–2008)June 1962August 1966
[[File:Coat of arms Leningrad.svg80px]]Aleksandr Sizov
(1913–1972)August 1966December 1972
[[File:Coat of arms Leningrad.svg80px]]Vasily Kazakov
(1927–2008)January 1973June 1976
[[File:Lev Nikolaevich Zaikov.jpg80px]]Lev Zaykov
(1923–2002)June 197626 April 1983
[[File:Vladimir Khodyrev (2022-05-27).png80px]]Vladimir Khodyrev
(1930–2024)26 April 198323 May 1990
[[File:Coat of arms Leningrad.svg80px]]Aleksandr Schelkanov
(born 1939)23 May 199012 June 1991

Governors of Saint Petersburg (1991–present)

No.PortraitName
(Birth–Death)Term of officePolitical partyRef.Took officeLeft officeTime in officeIndependent politician}}; color:black;"Independent politician}}; color:black;"1Independent politician}}; color:black;"United Russia}}; color:white;"2United Russia}}; color:white;"3United Russia}}; color:white;"United Russia}}; color:white;"4
[[File:Анатолий Александрович Собчак (3x4).jpg80px]]Anatoly Sobchak
(1937–2000)
Mayor of Saint Petersburg12 June 19915 June 1996Independent
[[File:Яковлев Владимир Анатольевич.jpg80px]]Vladimir Yakovlev
(born 1944)5 June 199615 June 2003
[[File:Alexander Beglov.jpg80px]]Alexander Beglov
(born 1956)
Acting16 June 20035 October 2003
[[File:Valentina Matviyenko.jpg80px]]Valentina Matviyenko
(born 1949)5 October 200331 August 2011United Russia
[[File:Poltavchenko 2017.jpg80px]]Georgy Poltavchenko
(born 1953)31 August 20113 October 2018
[[File:Alexander Beglov 1.jpg80px]]Alexander Beglov
(born 1956)3 October 201818 September 2019
18 September 2019Incumbent

Timeline

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Latest election

Main article: 2024 Saint Petersburg gubernatorial election

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References

References

  1. [http://www.rg.ru/2004/12/15/gubernatory-dok.html Text of Russian Federal Law of 2004] (in Russian)
  2. "Выборы высшего должностного лица Санкт-Петербурга - Губернатора Санкт-Петербурга".
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